Englishman Jordan Withers says he has grieved countless times for his uncle Glenn Thomas, who died in the Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash in Ukraine, but is comforted when he wears the ring that his uncle was found wearing when the plane went down.

All airline pilots should undergo psychological screening and allow details of medical visits to be shared in a proposed European database, according to new recommendations delivered to EU officials in the wake of the Germanwings disaster.

Emotional services are held in Europe to mark the first anniversary of the MH17 air disaster over eastern Ukraine, as calls mount for a UN-backed tribunal to prosecute those responsible for the tragedy.

Michael Bociurkiw reflects on the scene he and his team from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe found when they arrived at the MH17 crash site 24 hours after the disaster and the difficulties in the 12 months since the plane was brought down.

On this episode of The Drum the panel discuss the quest for justice for the MH17 victims; Labor refers Bronwyn Bishop to the AFP over her travel claims; a report on funding for public and private schools and should a LNP MP speak at a Reclaim Australia Rally?

No passenger or driver has ever been put at risk in any fires on gas-powered Transperth buses because there has always been plenty of time for them to get off, the Public Transport Authority (PTA) claims.